Comfort • Connection • Calm

Music is more than sound — it is a safe pathway to memory, emotion, and wellbeing. For people living with dementia, music can unlock moments of joy, reduce anxiety, and help them feel connected to themselves and others.

Even when speech or memory fades, musical memory stays strong. Familiar songs from youth or cultural roots can bring back moments, faces, and emotions.

Soft, predictable music gently lowers heart rate and calms the nervous system. This helps reduce anxiety, restlessness, and sundowning.

Happy rhythms stimulate dopamine — the “feel-good chemical.” Many people smile, tap their feet, or even sing along.

When words are hard, music becomes a safe way to express feelings. It helps families reconnect through shared listening.

Calming evening playlists help the brain unwind, making it easier to fall asleep and stay asleep.

These unlock the strongest memories.

Piano, guitar, harp, cello, and soft orchestral tracks.

Water, birds, rainforest, wind, soft waves.

Gentle hymns, naats, qawwalis, or childhood religious melodies.

These promote relaxation and emotional comfort.

• Light old favourites
• Gentle classical (Vivaldi, Mozart)
• Soft rhythms for energy

• Instrumental piano
• Nature sounds
• Slow jazz or guitar

• Soft hymns
• Low-volume ambient music
• 60–70 BPM calming tracks

• Slow, steady music
• 1–2 hour playlist
• No loud changes or vocals

• Create one playlist per mood (calm, happy, memory, sleep).
• Keep volume low and soothing.
• Choose songs from their life story.
• Watch reactions — continue what brings joy.
• Avoid fast, loud, or surprising music.
• Use headphones only briefly; speakers are gentler.

• Smiling
• Relaxed breathing
• Reduced restlessness
• Increased conversation or eye contact
• Gentle singing or humming
• Calmer sleep
• Improved appetite

If you want, I can create:
Clickable YouTube playlist
Spotify playlist
Stage-based (1–4) dementia healing playlists
Country-specific (UK, Pakistan, Turkey, etc.)
Combined “Mega Playlist” for your website

Just tell me:

120+ songs
Safe for all stages
Calming, uplifting, nostalgic

These bring back deep memories even in later stages.

1. Vera Lynn – “We’ll Meet Again”
2. Vera Lynn – “The White Cliffs of Dover”
3. Nat King Cole – “Unforgettable”
4. Nat King Cole – “Smile”
5. Frank Sinatra – “Fly Me to the Moon”
6. Frank Sinatra – “My Way”
7. Bing Crosby – “True Love”
8. Doris Day – “Que Sera Sera”
9. Ella Fitzgerald – “Dream a Little Dream of Me”
10. Glenn Miller – “Moonlight Serenade”
11. Louis Armstrong – “What a Wonderful World”
12. Dean Martin – “That’s Amore”
13. Elvis Presley – “Can’t Help Falling in Love”

1. Yiruma – “River Flows in You”
2. Ludovico Einaudi – “Nuvole Bianche”
3. Max Richter – “On the Nature of Daylight”
4. Debussy – “Clair de Lune”
5. Satie – “Gymnopédie No.1”
6. Peder B. Helland – “Calm”
7. Relaxing Harp – Any 60-minute mix
8. Soft Guitar – “Gentle Rain Guitar Mix”
9. Peaceful Piano – Spotify playlist
10. Instrumental Cello – “Serenity Cello Mix”

1. Rain + Soft Piano (1 hour)
2. Ocean Waves Sleep Mix
3. Forest Birds Morning Calm
4. Gentle River Stream
5. Soft Wind Healing Ambient
6. Night Crickets Relaxation
7. Rain on Window (No thunder)

(Non-loud, calming, safe)

1. “Amazing Grace – Instrumental”
2. “Abide With Me – Choir Soft Version”
3. “How Great Thou Art – Gentle Hymn”
4. “Be Still My Soul – Instrumental”

1. Maher Zain – “Assalamu Alayka (Acoustic)”
2. Zain Bhikha – “Mountains of Makkah (Soft)”
3. Healing Nasheed – “Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum – Slow Version”
4. Peaceful Quran Recitation – Surah Rahman (very gentle)

1. Lata Mangeshkar – “Lag Jaa Gale”
2. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – “Allah Hoo (Soft)”
3. Jagjit Singh – “Hothon Se Chhu Lo Tum”
4. Arijit Singh – “Tum Hi Ho (Calm)”

1. Henry Mancini – “Moon River”
2. The Righteous Brothers – “Unchained Melody”
3. Simon & Garfunkel – “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
4. Roberta Flack – “Killing Me Softly (Soft Version)”
5. The Beatles – “Let It Be”
6. The Carpenters – “Close to You”
7. John Denver – “Annie’s Song”
8. Enya – “Only Time”

1. The Beatles – “Here Comes the Sun”
2. ABBA – “Dancing Queen” (Low volume)
3. Bee Gees – “How Deep Is Your Love”
4. Cliff Richard – “Congratulations”
5. Bill Withers – “Lovely Day”
6. Neil Diamond – “Sweet Caroline”
7. The Temptations – “My Girl”

1. Marconi Union – “Weightless” (Scientifically calming)
2. Liquid Mind – “Relaxing Ambient”
3. 1-hour Deep Sleep Piano
4. Soft Rain + Synth Pads
5. Delta Waves Sleep Track

1. BBC 1940s Radio Hour – Gentle Nostalgia
2. Old TV Themes (Calm versions)
3. Soft 1950s Love Ballads
4. Gregorian Chant (very calming)
5. Gentle Turkish Saz & Ney Music